warmth seals all our deals inside
down the outside walls cold slides,
southern weather is favored here
south of the mason dixon line,
school bus yellow is painted on
the trees by the side of the pond
at which northerners' fish, hoping
their luck is better than their unusual
appearance in terms of word spoken,
we cling to all our ideas as well as
to all our ideals when those who
come near these parts with all
their calendars and rules... we
are in the debt of others when
we are in the know and it is just
our awareness they seek and not
a thing more or so they claim,
we bundle ourselves up in blankets
venturing outside to answers their
calls for companionship when all
they really want is to get inside.
December 19, 2023
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